A very impressive set of improvements in this new K3 model. I for one am particularly pleased that the button placement (esp. the green button) has been changed. Moving from a K20 to the K5 I have not in 2 years been able to consistently choose the AF or Green buttons correctly on the fly. Now these 2 buttons are well separated with placements more consistent with how they will be used (ie green button right below aperture dial) and AF nicely off to the side where it can'i be confused with another but can be easily accessed nonetheless. And sticking with the same battery as the K5 also a bonus.

IMHO the Green button is the most significant differentiating feature from all the other brands - ever watch someone with a Canon try and shoot in manual mode?

I'm not really concerned about the number of AF points because all I use is just the center point when shooting football. My problem is I have lots of missed shots because the K-5's AF can't keep up with the players, especially when they are running right at you.

So that brings the K-3 on par w/ the D7100 for video unless it truly can do video w/ full RAW frames like the Canon Magic Lantern hack (doubt it).
Rumor for next year is that the Panasonic GH3 will have 4K video recording for the first time in a DSLR...

So that brings the K-3 on par w/ the D7100 for video unless it truly can do video w/ full RAW frames like the Canon Magic Lantern hack (doubt it).
Rumor for next year is that the Panasonic GH3 will have 4K video recording for the first time in a DSLR...

The 1080i on the Nikon 7100 is only available in their 1.3x crop mode. I suppose that might not matter as the reduced sensor area still has more pixels than can be recorded anyway.